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Local health partners asking residents to help ‘remove pressure’ …

WebHURON-PERTH – A group of local health and social service partners is asking residents to “work together” to help local hospitals reduce emergency department visits during the cold and flu season. “Viruses and other illnesses are running rampant this winter and our health care system is seeing a large influx of emergency department …

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HPPH provides update on COVID-19 vaccination plan

WebHURON-PERTH – Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH), with partners, continues COVID-19 vaccination work in Huron-Perth according to provincial direction. “This week Huron Perth reached some exciting milestones,” said Dr. Miriam Klassen, Huron Perth’s medical officer of health. Klassen noted that HPPH received their first shipment …

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Hanover hospital addresses increased patient volumes

WebHANOVER – Over the last few years, Hanover and District Hospital (HDH) has faced unprecedented patient volumes in all areas of the hospital, creating significant overcapacity challenges. HDH has the second busiest emergency department in the Grey-Bruce region. The patient volumes in the emergency department have increased by 19.8 …

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Your health doesn’t wait

Web“When the kids are older, then I’ll have the time I need to care for myself.” “Once things slow down at work, I’ll have more space for exercise and healthy eating.” “As soon as summer vacation is over, then I’ll refocus.” All of these statements, along with thousands of others I’ve heard over the years,…

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‘Historic’ health care funding announced for Listowel-Wingham …

WebHURON-PERTH – In what is being called a ‘historic investment’ by the Ontario government, the Honourable Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce, and Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, announced that the Listowel-Wingham Family Health Team will receive $822,604 to expand primary care to serve an additional 2,000 residents in …

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Province’s new mobile clinic aims to make mental health, …

WebCLINTON – The new mobile mental health and addictions clinic in Huron-Bruce and Perth-Wellington will help to connect people to high-quality, low-barrier mental health and addictions services in under-served regions of the province, as stated in a press release from Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson’s office. The province has partnered with …

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Grey Bruce Public Health receives draft 2024 budget as merger …

WebGREY-BRUCE – The highlight of the Feb. 23 meeting of the Grey-Bruce Board of Health was the draft 2024 budget. The budget presentation came as the board moves forward with the province’s plan to reduce the number of health units across the province through voluntary (at this point) amalgamations.

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Ontario Health Coalition warns that Chesley hospital most at risk …

WebCHESLEY – Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, paid a visit to the Chesley hospital site for a brief press conference the morning of Friday, Sept. 15.

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South Bruce Grey Health Centre announces another round of …

WebGREY-BRUCE – South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) has announced another round of temporary emergency department (ED) closures affecting hospitals in Walkerton and Durham, in addition to the extended closure already announced for Chesley.

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Five new doctors welcomed to Walkerton, Mildmay

WebSome have already started their practices, and the others soon will. From the left are Kelly Fotheringham (committee), Dr. Mitch Currie, Dr. Kyle Scheuerman, Dr. Ellen Lorenzen, Dr. Jaclyn Robinson, Dr. Paul McArthur (committee) and Kym Hutcheon (committee). (Pauline Kerr photo) WALKERTON-MILDMAY – Ensuring a community has …

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Health care is not for sale

WebTo the editor, According to Mark Holland, Minister of Health for Canada, privatization is too expensive. Private clinics are charging three to four times more than public hospitals for the same procedures, and private staffing agencies are paying nurses two to three times more with better working conditions. Many doctors are not going into …

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The rest of the story regarding my health

WebBob Murray. Bob Murray is retired from the graphic communication (printing) industry and has been living in Seaforth since 2015. Murray was diagnosed with Dementia in 2013 and works hard to stop the progress of the disease. Follow him on his blog entitled Voyage with Dementia – https://myvoyage553264702.wordpress.com.

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Patient Partner Council improving experiences at local hospital sites

WebLISTOWEL-WINGHAM – Navigating the health-care system, even at smaller rural hospital sites like in Listowel and Wingham, isn’t always cut and dry.

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Huron Perth Public Health draft budget presented to Huron …

WebHURON COUNTY – Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen and Julie Pauli, director of corporate services at Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH), made a brief appearance at the Huron County budget meeting Jan. 19 to present the HPPH draft budget for 2022. “2021 continued to be an unusual year for Huron Perth Health Unit with…

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Grey Bruce Public Health: one in five Grey Bruce homes struggle …

WebGREY-BRUCE – Food insecurity is a reality for almost one in five Grey-Bruce households, according to information collected by Grey Bruce Public Health. Jason Weppler, a program manager with GBPH, made a presentation to the board of health during the April 26 meeting on monitoring food affordability in Grey-Bruce.

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Ellis set to retire as CEO, president of LWHA

WebKarl Ellis (Contributed Photo) LISTOWEL-WINGHAM – Karl Ellis, president and CEO of the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA), will be stepping down into retirement by September this year. “It’s certainly been a privilege to work in health care for the last 24 years, [and] an honour to lead these two hospitals for the last 13 years

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Healthy watersheds, people and wildlife part of One Health …

WebWROXETER – A One Health Approach initiative is bringing representatives from several organizations into a broad conversation about developing an integrated approach to health to reduce the risk of future infectious disease outbreaks.

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Listowel, Wingham emergency departments to close for portion of …

WebLISTOWEL-WINGHAM – Due to nursing staff shortages at the Listowel and Wingham hospitals, the emergency department at both sites will be closed for a portion of the weekend. The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance announced the closures in a press release on July 6. The emergency department at Wingham and District Hospital will be …

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Two new physicians coming to Walkerton-Mildmay

WebPictured from left: Dr. Amanda Wilhelm – Walkerton family physician, Dr. Kyle Scheueman – new family medicine physician coming to Walkerton, Dr. Ellen Lorenzen – new family medicine physician coming to Mildmay Medical Clinic, Dr. Lindsay Bowman – Mildmay family physician, Dr. David Hubbs – Walkerton family physician, and Kelly …

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Sunflower Walk to benefit local family, Mental Health Association

WebPalmerston’s Elizabeth Yungblut and her two children, Cora, 3, and Barrett, 6 months, made the trip to Kadylack Farm east of Newry on Aug. 5 for the ‘Sunflower Walk,’ a 22-acre sunflower excursion doubling as a fundraiser for both the Canadian Mental Health Association and local mother of four, Heidi Schlumpf, who was diagnosed with Stage IV …

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South Bruce Grey Health Centre: Nursing shortage continues to …

WebGREY-BRUCE – South Bruce Grey Health Centre CEO Nancy Shaw reported at the Feb. 7 board meeting that staffing pressures continue, as they do right across the province.

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